Fished hedge fence this morning. Picked up my first Bonito of the season on the backside of the rip about an hour into the tide. The folks trolling were hitting them pretty good along with the mac's. My son thought it was a riot watching me cranking the little handle of the fly reel like a mad man when he ran back at the boat in typical Bonito fashion. Looking like we will hit it just about right for the BoneClave weekend.

Got him on a small blue and white fly tied on a bent shank hook. The shank is wrapped with white yarn and there is not much flash to it, size 4 hook. Did well with this fly last year on Bonito although it did not work well on Albacore. The white wrapped on the hook shank seems to make it more effective. Sorry about the crappy description probally doesn't tell ya much. Most of the Bonito seem to be out off Falmouth and out toward the vineyard. Spent all day yesterday along the elizabeths with my wife and kids jigging for fluke and seabass. Did not see any sighn of them. Had two seabass chopped in half by a couple very big very mean looking bluefish.

timwatts (08-06-2001 06:19 a.m.):
Got him on a small blue and white fly tied on a bent shank hook. The shank is wrapped with white yarn and there is not much flash to it, size 4 hook. Did well with this fly last year on Bonito although it did not work well on Albacore. The white wrapped on the hook shank seems to make it more effective. Sorry about the crappy description probally doesn't tell ya much. Most of the Bonito seem to be out off Falmouth and out toward the vineyard. Spent all day yesterday along the elizabeths with my wife and kids jigging for fluke and seabass. Did not see any sighn of them. Had two seabass chopped in half by a couple very big very mean looking bluefish.

Sounds like the pattern of choice that day was a sweet Argentine Blonde; wonder if (bone virgin question here ??? ) they like those kinds of two color patterns or is it more the available bait in the area?

jared (08-06-2001 09:09 a.m.):
we got a few ourselves....fishing off the bonito bar...was so much bait we kept thinking it was time to put on rain gear!!

--jared

Tim,
Congrats on the bone!!!

Jared,
Steve spotted you out there yesterday. He tried yelling over to you but I doubt you could have heard him over that surf. We also did well out there. Wasn't that bait something!!! Fog was impressive too.